Differences in vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentrations for Staphylococcus aureus obtained with the automated Phoenix™ system, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution method and the standard Etest

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 278-279

  Muñoz Cobo, Beatriz ^a   Sancho Tello, Silvia ^a   Costa, Elisa ^a   Bravo, Dayana ^a   Torregrosa, Isidro ^a   Lomas, Juan García De ^a   Navarro, David ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEST STRIP;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 79951947189     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.12.004     Document Type: Letter

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